A Bronze Age settlement hidden on the Arabian Peninsula reveals secrets about the slow growth of urbanization in the region.

OUT OF MESOPOTAMIA By Salar Abdoh 237 pp. Akashic Books. $26.95. A version of this article appears in print on ...

A 3,600-Year-Old Reed Boat Provides Clues to Early Urbanization in Mesopotamia By examining different materials buried along with the watercraft, experts could determine the age of the boat. By Paul ...

THE thesis which it is proposed to outline here embodies the following propositions: (1) Available evidence points to Mesopotamia as the oldest known centre of scientific observation permanently ...

As China's economy shifts from rapid growth to high-quality development, the policy of new urbanization has become key to unlocking domestic demand and promoting balanced regional development.

China's urbanization rate of permanent residents stood at 66.16 percent by the end of 2023, a marked rise from 53.1 percent by the end of 2012, and a total of 165 million countryside residents ...

The ancient world’s march toward urbanization was uneven. While Mesopotamia was sprouting city-states along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and building massive monuments like the Ziggurat of Ur (in ...

The earliest recorded kiss goes back at least 4,500 years to Mesopotamia Researchers cite clay tablets and other materials that push back evidence of kissing by about 1,000 years May 18, 2023 ...

Humanity's earliest recorded kiss dates back to around 4,500 years ago in the ancient Middle East - 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers.